After 1860, Repubwicans dominated state ewections in Nebraska for 30 years. Senator George W. Norris pwayed a major rowe in forming de Tennessee Vawwey Audority during de Great Depression. The state has been strongwy Repubwican during presidentiaw ewections.[1]

As a resuwt of a referendum in 1934, Nebraska has de United States' onwy unicameraw wegiswature, known as de Nebraska Unicameraw.[2] Aww representatives are officiawwy nonpartisan, uh-hah-hah-hah.[3][1] Despite, Repubwicans have controwwed de state wegiswature for severaw decades.

The Nebraska Repubwican Party currentwy controws aww six statewide offices, bof of de state's U.S. Senate seats, and aww dree of de state's U.S. House seats. Whiwe de Nebraska state wegiswature is officiawwy non-partisan, Repubwicans howd a supermajority in its chamber when taking into account wegiswators' powiticaw affiwiations.

Gerawd Ford, a Repubwican from Omaha, became Vice President of de United States at Spiro Agnew's resignation, uh-hah-hah-hah. President Nixon wouwd water resign, making Ford President. He wouwd be President from 1974-1977, when he wost de generaw ewection to Jimmy Carter.